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Old 10-31-2008, 11:55 AM
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Warning: You may brick your phone and/or lose all your data. I'm not responsible for any problem it may cause you. If you're not sure you can do this, then don't.

I just could not wait anymore, so I found a thread over xda-developers on how to download the official update, put on your micro sd card and update your phone.


1) Download the update from google website: https://android.clients.google.com/u...-RC19+RC28.zip

2) Rename the file you just downloaded to update.zip

3) Copy the file update.zip to the root of your micro sd card.

4) Now turn off your phone and turn it back on while holding the home key.

5) When you see a triangle with a exclamation sign and a phone, slide open your keyboard and press ALT-L to display the menu and then ALT-S to start the update process.

6) Wait for the update to finish. If prompted, press Home + Back to restart your phone.

7) Wait a little bit more and done!

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Just updated using the method above and works like a charm, "For me"!! I'm just glad I found that forum over at http://forum.xda-developers.com!! Yeah!! RC29
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Has anyone tried this? Does it work? Thanks LGSilva!
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Has anyone tried this? Does it work? Thanks LGSilva!
Tried it earlier this morning and it definitely works!! I could not wait for the OTA anymore and found this myself and it worked for me with no problems!! RC29!! Yeah!!!
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Cool. I got nothing to do here at work. Thanks!
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Cool. I got nothing to do here at work. Thanks!

We must work at the same place...
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This did not work for me.

After the exclamation mark, I get the little box with the arrow to the phone for a couple of seconds and then it goes back to the excalamation mark about 2 seconds later.

I also formatted the SD Card and redownloaded the file. I made sure to name it update.zip...
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It didn't work for me. I downloaded the zip file and renamed to update.zip and placed in root of card unzipped. When I hit power + home button I get the exclamation mark with the phone and I hit alt-s and it does something quick but it gets stuck there where I had to remove battery for it to start. Anything I am doing wrong.
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We must work at the same place...
haha. probably. all im doing is uploading databases I created yesterday.

* click * click *DONE!

I just noticed I dont have my usb cable! damn, i'll try it when i get home and post if it worked!
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Do you lose all you're settings?
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